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Virtual info session: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµdirect entry pathway to Canterbury MSLP

Date and time: July 16 at 10:00am 
Location: Zoom (email lingcomm@sfu.ca for the link)

The SFU–Canterbury Master of Speech and Language Pathology Pathway (SFU–UC MSLP) is a partnership between the Certificate in the Linguistics of Speech Science (CLSS) program at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµLinguistics and the (UC) MSLP program in Christchurch, New Zealand. Canterbury University’s hands-on MSLP program includes experiential clinical practice and internship after graduation. The UC MSLP is a two-year program. 

Canterbury's MSLP program covers topics including:

  • Clinical linguistics and evidence-based practice
  • Introductory neuroscience
  • Speech and language development 
  • Speech-language disorders across the lifespan
  • Typical and atypical hearing, swallowing, fluency and voice 

If you're interested in the Pathway, please email the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµLinguistics Student Advisor to express your interest and learn more. Read more about the Pathway here. 

Program Curriculum: SFU Certificate in the Linguistics of Speech Science (CLSS) 

See the certificate program page here. 

Students complete a total of 18 units. 

Required courses:
LING 190 - The Science of Speech (3)
LING 330 - Phonetics (3)
LING 350 - First Language Acquisition (3)

Required to complete three courses from this list:
LING 315 - Psychology of Language (3)
LING 321 - Phonology (3)
LING 322 - Syntax (3)
LING 401 - Topics in Phonetics (3)
LING 411 - Topics in Applied Phonetics (3)
LING 415 - Neurolinguistics (3) 

June 22, 2026